Chapter 9
By: MysticFantasy
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Natasha smiled blissfully as she allowed the music to take control of her and her dance partner. Nothing else existed but them and the music.
Sadly, it was their last night in the tropical paradise known as Hawaii and they were making the most of the night. Not letting a single moment go unforgotten.
They'd spent the day shopping and eatting as much of the native dishes as they could before going swimming at the private beach, attempting to surf, going deep sea fishing, scuba diving once more, Steve cooking another perfect meal and then go dancing.
The spy and soldier were among a small crowd of couples that let themselves get taken in by the slow music on the dance floor. Both were totally intoxicated on the moment.
Natasha had her arms under Steve's as her head rested on his shoulder. She loved how she felt so light as they slowly moved about to the music. She was very tempted to talk Steve into agreeing to extend their vacation another week but knew that they had to return home to rub their victory and vacation in Tony's face.
It was something she was going to greatly enjoy.
The music ended which forced them to cease their dancing along with the other couples. It made things worse since it was the last song of the night.
The two Avengers made their way out of the building and started walking to nowhere in particular. They soon walked onto the beach, walking close to the waves rolling in.
"It's been great here but I think I'll be glad to be home." Natasha said.
"Me too. I'm going to love making fun of Tony for betting against us. I wonder if his hair is completely white yet." Steve said.
"Probably is." Natasha said as a sudden idea came to mind. "Want to make sure that his hair is white?"
"What do you have in mind?" Steve asked with a grin.
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"Finally, half of the nightmare ends tomorrow." Tony said as he flopped onto the couch with a glass of scoth in hand.
"How do you know this is actually the better side of that nightmare?" Clint asked from the armchair as he flipped through muted channels. "When they get back you'll actually be able to see the damage they're doing to your health. You sure you want that?"
"Not really." Tony admitted and took a drink of his liquor. "But at least I have the comfort of knowing they won't make me age any more while they're on the plane back."
"But they're travelling in first class. They can do all kinds of damage there." Clint said continuing to flip through channels.
"You know, you are making me age just listening to you." Tony said. "Bruce is the only one who hasn't given me white hair yet since these two left."
"Yet." Clint repeated. "We didn't think that Thor was going to either when all of this started and tomorrow we're going to find out who's right and who's wrong."
"Who's side are you on anyway? Just out of curiosity." Tony asked.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." Clint answered with a smirk.
"You're cheering for Thor aren't you?" Tony asked deadpanned and noticed Clint's smirk grow a little. "What makes you so sure he'll win?"
"Call it a hunch." Clint answered.
"You know something don't you?" Tony asked. "Spill it. Did they call you?"
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Steve sighed happily as he placed the last of the bags by the door. He was still amazed how he and Natasha had managde to turn just four suitcases of luggage into nine total.
Walking to the balcony, Steve wrapped his arms around Natasha as they looked at the view one last time before they had to leave. It was still pretty early in the morning and the two Avengers wanted to soak up the last bit of Hawaii that they could.
"I love vacations." Natasha said leaning into Steve.
"Me too." he agreed. "I wish we didn't have to leave."
"Me too." Natasha said. "I wish we could stay forever. But the satisfaction of rubbing victory in Tony's face is just too good to pass up."
"I know." Steve agreed with a smile. "I don't get to hold many victories over Stark because I'm not from this time so I'll be very happy when we get home and I see he's aged ten years."
"And it's going to be another ten since we still have two more weeks with his precious credit cards." Natasha mused.
"Guess we should start on our shopping lists." Steve mused as Natasha turned in arms to face him.
"Stark is going to hate me when I'm done wit my list." she said with a smirk. "But he deserves it."
"At least he learned his lesson." Steve said. "Unless one of the others made a bet with him while we were gone."
"Knowing the guys, I'm pretty sure at least one of them has." Natasha said. "I'd say Clint."
"Me too." Steve agreed before his watch beeped. "Eight o'clock. We better get downstairs to check out and get to the airport."
"We still have one more thing to do before we leave." Natasha said.
"What's that?" Steve asked.
Natasha grabbed the sides of his face and brought him down as she leaned up and kissed him full on the lips.
Steve went wide eyed for a split second before his eyes fluttered shut and he returned the kiss. He kept his arms around Natasha as they both enjoyed the moment. Sparks of electricity ran through their bodies and soon their lungs were crying for air.
Still, the two were exactly ready to end their first kiss. It wasn't until they both became light headed that they slowly parted. Their lips were on fire as they touched foreheads, their hearts pounding inside them as they just absorbed the moment.
"Best vacation ever." Steve mused with a smirk.
"Best ever." Natasha agreed.
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Ring...Ring...
"Sir, the telephone." Jarvis announced.
"Who is it Jarvis?" Bruce asked.
"It's Captain Rogers." the AI answered.
"Patch him through." Tony said.
"Right away sir."
"Hello? Tony?!"
"Hey Spangles, you're on speaker phone." Tony said.
"That's fine. Just calling to let you know that Natasha and I are about to get on the plane home." Steve's voice said over the intercom.
"Did you get my drink?" Tony asked.
"Yes. We got you the biggest bottle we could find." Steve answered. "We should be back in New York in a few hours."
"Alright Steve. You both be careful and we'll see you when you get home." Bruce said.
"Make sure my drink is handled with care." Tony declared.
"We'll treat it like a human baby. See you in a few hours." Steve said before ending the call.
"You really want that drink, don't you?" Bruce asked.
"I haven't been to Hawaii in a while. This is as close as I'm going to get for a while longer." Tony answered.
Bruce chuckled before going back to the paper he was working on.
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"They're waiting for us." Steve said placing his phone in his pocket.
"I'm sure Tony is waiting for his drink." Natasha said watching as their plane came into view.
"Of course." Steve confirmed.
They waited patiently until the call that the plane was ready to board was heard.
"Time to go home." Steve said placing an arm around Natasha's shoulders as they walked toward the gate with their plane tickets ready. They quickly boarded and found their couples suite cabin.
"I'm starting to like air travel." Natasha said as she leaned her chair back to relax more.
"Me too." Steve agreed as he turned on the flatscreen tv.
The spy reached over to the small self serve beverage counter and grabbed a bottle of champagne.
"Should we?" she asked holding the bottle up for Steve to see.
"Well, it is a special occasion." he said with a smirk as he reached over to grab two glasses.
Natasha happily popped the bottle open and poured the drink into the glasses. Once the drink was poured and the bottle put away, Natasha took her glass and looked at Steve.
"Here's to being with the man I love." she said.
"And me being with the woman I love." Steve said.
They tapped their glasses and drank the champagne until the glasses were empty. Once the drinks were done and the glasses were put away, the two relaxed as the in flight movie began to play.
